Read the excerpt from act i, scene ii of romeo and juliet. benvolio: at this same ancient feast of capulet’s, 70 sups the fair rosaline, whom thou so lov’st, with all the admired beauties of verona: go thither; and, with unattainted eye compare her face with some that i shall show, and i will make thee think thy swan a crow. which is the best paraphrase of benvolio’s lines? 1.if you go to the party you will see that rosaline is, in fact, the most beautiful girl in verona.2.compare rosaline with other girls from verona and then decide whether she is worthy of your love.3.there are many girls in verona who are just as beautiful and desirable as rosaline.4.once you see other beautiful girls at the party, you will see that rosaline is not so special.

In "there will come soft rains," why does the author turn the house into a mechanical creature? a. to stress how well run the future will be b. to keep readers from realizing at the start that no humans are present c. to stress how scientific advances can create the perfect society d. to compare the present with the earlier, non-mechanical times

The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. he had been in the war in libya and wore two wound-stripes. he said that if the thing went well he would see that i was decorated. i said i hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. i asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. i went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. the drivers were with it and i left them there. what effect does hemingway’s limited use of adjectives have? it slows down the narration by interrupting the action. it makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful. it makes the narrator seem powerless and insincere. it prevents the readers from filling in the details with their own experiences.

Why does the author's description of the mercury boiler—"the mercury, when vaporized, going into a mercury turbine and then into a condenser, remaining hot enough to generate steam in a steam boiler"—intentionally incorporate such highly technical language? using technical language establishes the expertise of the writer and convey the complex nature of the process being described. using technical language allows the writer to subtly poke fun at those who seek to make basic processes seem overly complicated. using technical language encourages readers to develop deeper and more meaningful personal connections to the information. using technical language lets the writer make clear to readers that the article is intended for readers who are themselves experts on electricity.